WHAT'S NEWS

::ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY MASS
Are you celebrating your 25th, 40th, 50th, or 60th -70th wedding anniversary this year? The Life, Marriage & Family Office invite you and your families to join us at the annual Anniversary Mass. The Mass will celebrated at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday 22 August at 11am by Archbishop Denis Hart. To register contact the Life, Marriage & Family on: 9287 5579 or Imf@cam.org.au. Alternatively register online at: www.Imf.cam.org.au. Registrations close on Friday 13th August.

::MARY MACKILLOP WALKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
MacKillop Youth Adult Community (MacYAC) invites young adults to come and visit significant sites in the life of Mary MacKillop here in Melbourne. Leave Flagstaff Gardens at 2pm on 4th Saturday of the month visit the birth site, Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre and site of the First Providence. Come and be inspired by the person of Mary MacKillop in this year of Canonisation. For bookings phone: 9926 9300 or macyac@sosj.org.au.

::PARISH HISTORY GROUP
Anyone interested in forming a group to recall and document the history of the Parish, please contact Sr Margaret.

::Mary McKillop's Canonisation
17 October. Insight Tour has released a special tour including Official Entry Ticket into St Peter's Square to attend the Canonisation ceremonies. Departing 15 October. Itinerary also includes 24-day tour of Italy. Contact CTS Travel Williamstown on 9397 5282.

Several years ago the No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) was formed to provide loans for refugees struggling with their finances.

Loans of up to $1000 is made available and the recipients repaid their loans through direct debit on their bank account or from their Centrelink entitlements.

NILS helps our refugee brothers and sisters in various ways such as rent assistance, payment of bonds, payment of overdue accounts, or assist family members come to Australia, helping to give them a life of freedom. [Read more]

A pastoral initiative enabling people on Health Care Cards to obtain fresh fruit and vegetables Wednesday to Friday each week from 2pm–4pm in the parish grounds.

A larger Food Bank operates on the first Friday of the month from 1:30pm to 4pm in the parish grounds.

Parishioners are invited to fill up the red bags with non perishable foods and bring to Masses the weekend before. Many thanks to our volunteers who have made this support service possible. [Read more]

• Parish Playgroups

Successful weekly playgroups have been run in conjunction with the Westside Circus. It is hoped this can be continued in 2010.

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